Today I went to the barn and rode Ginny. She was amazing as always and looking fabulous. I power trotted her for a bit on the long sides, collecting on the short and it really seemed to do the trick of getting her relaxed and forward. She was so good we did a couple of serpentines with that really nice trot, then immediately started work on the canter. She was really good to the right, but the left feels like it needs a little work. Nothing awful, just green horse stuff combined with a rider who can't help her as much as trainer girl can. At one point, we had a disastrous transition of nice trot to crazy pony trot to canter. Brought me back to being a ten year old riding a welsh pony who was trained for a cart. No way would he canter...so you just trotted faster and faster :) Thankfully Ginger is much smoother and easier to sit and it was only a momentary confusion. But in Gingers case there were a few real extended trot strides thrown in so secretly I thought the bad transition was pretty cool and I wanted to do it again! Sadly, though, I had actually asked for a canter, so we tried again and had a couple of nice canters. Then I had to be all grown up and responsible and give the pony a break and a giant pat and call it a successful ride.
Lainey got the day off since she has been in summer camp and probably appreciates a day off with her boyfriend, strolling through the meadows ;)
Movie star Ginny poses for the camera:
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